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Overall, my experience with this device was quite positive. I was able to, for example, keep it nearby and therefore check e-mail, look up information online, and use instant messaging regardless of where in the house I was, as well as having a basic computer on my person at pretty much all times, without significant encumbrance. Whether this is liberating, or quite the opposite, remains to be seen.
Netbooks, or ultra-mobile PCs (every manufacturer has their own moniker for these devices), are becoming all the rage. They emphasise some of the functionality that notebooks are all about: portability and the ability to stay connected on the go.
In the case of the Aspire One, portability is made possible by the unit’s size… or rather lack thereof. It is compact and light enough to fit in a handbag.
You have three options for connecting to the Internet: Ethernet, Wi-Fi or connecting via a cellphone. The latter, unfortunately, is made less accessible by the fact that the Aspire One lacks Bluetooth support. This omission also doesn’t bode well for people who might want to share files, pictures or media on the go, given that often such content may be wanting to come from or go to a mobile phone.
Moreover, because of the lack of Bluetooth, you’ll have to use a USB port to connect a mouse to the unit. However, to be fair, not many netbooks feature Bluetooth.
The unit’s aesthetics are fairly pleasing. Battery life is decent, but if you are connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi, don’t expect the battery to last for too long.
The One features a decent keypad. It’s a bit smaller than a notebook’s, so it takes some time getting used to, and pressing the wrong keys often happens.
As well as a VGA-out port, Ethernet port, and a Wi-Fi transceiver, the Aspire One has three USB ports, headphone and microphone jacks, and a memory card reader that supports most memory cards.
The screen’s native resolution is 1,024 x 600 pixels, which is quite impressive. While some Web pages require more scrolling than on a notebook or PC, browsing is quite pleasant.
I wouldn’t be surprised if, over the next couple of years, given netbooks’ rising popularity, netbookfriendly Websites will start surfacing, much like mobile versions already exist in order to satisfy mobile phone
users.
Windows XP version: R5499
Linux version: R4799
Netbooks, or ultra-mobile PCs (every manufacturer has their own moniker for these devices), are becoming all the rage. They emphasise some of the functionality that notebooks are all about: portability and the ability to stay connected on the go.
In the case of the Aspire One, portability is made possible by the unit’s size… or rather lack thereof. It is compact and light enough to fit in a handbag.
You have three options for connecting to the Internet: Ethernet, Wi-Fi or connecting via a cellphone. The latter, unfortunately, is made less accessible by the fact that the Aspire One lacks Bluetooth support. This omission also doesn’t bode well for people who might want to share files, pictures or media on the go, given that often such content may be wanting to come from or go to a mobile phone.
Moreover, because of the lack of Bluetooth, you’ll have to use a USB port to connect a mouse to the unit. However, to be fair, not many netbooks feature Bluetooth.
The unit’s aesthetics are fairly pleasing. Battery life is decent, but if you are connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi, don’t expect the battery to last for too long.
The One features a decent keypad. It’s a bit smaller than a notebook’s, so it takes some time getting used to, and pressing the wrong keys often happens.
As well as a VGA-out port, Ethernet port, and a Wi-Fi transceiver, the Aspire One has three USB ports, headphone and microphone jacks, and a memory card reader that supports most memory cards.
The screen’s native resolution is 1,024 x 600 pixels, which is quite impressive. While some Web pages require more scrolling than on a notebook or PC, browsing is quite pleasant.
I wouldn’t be surprised if, over the next couple of years, given netbooks’ rising popularity, netbookfriendly Websites will start surfacing, much like mobile versions already exist in order to satisfy mobile phone
users.
Windows XP version: R5499
Linux version: R4799